Seat belts?

Question

in the state of ohio it is the law to wear a seat belt. yet school buses dont have them ,infact my daughter went on a feild trip on the highway.she also had to sit 3 to a seat. does this make any sence?

Answer 1

Most school buses have seat belts, but apperently that one did not have one, and thet is really scary riding without a seatbelt specially when newtons 1st law of motion is around you

Answer 2

No, I think the same thing, what if the bus is in an accident ridiculous

Answer 3

Yes it does make since........................

Compartmentalization, a concept seen frequently on commercial airplanes, involves seating passengers in rows of padded seats with cushioned backs.

The belief is that during frontal or rear impact, the most common types of wrecks involving school buses, passengers would either be pushed back into their seats or thrown forward into the padded backs of the row ahead.

The use of seat belts might require stiffer seats, which would negate the theory of compartmentalization.

It is also feared that some students would receive internal injuries from seat belts through a process called submarining, the tendency for a body to slide downwards during impact.

Seat belts on school buses may also hamper rescue or evacuation efforts, as adults or older students may have to spend precious minutes unbuckling young or disoriented passengers.

Unruly students could also use the heavy buckles as makeshift weapons, creating even more of a safety hazard.

There is also the argument that seat belts would only protect passengers of school buses during unusual events such as roll-overs or flips, not other possible accidents such as fires or submersion.

Considering the expense of retrofitting current school buses or replacing entire fleets with approved seat belt systems, the benefits of seat belt use do not currently outweigh the liabilities..........................

Answer 4

yea that's a crazy idea... never notice or though about it

Answer 5

because a bus is big the occupants are quite safe

BUT

money money money money

Answer 6

School buses in many states still are not equipped with seat belts, but you, if you are honest, have to admit they do save lives.

Answer 7

Can you imagine the time it would take for a bus driver to make sure 50+ kids are buckled up and stay that way??!! Are they supposed to pull over every time a kid won't stay buckled up? Or should they raise your taxes to pay teachers and aides to ride the buses and make sure?

Did you chaperon your child's "feild" trip? It makes plenty of "sence", your question doesn't. Did you ride a school bus as a child? If you did, you know that seat belts on a school bus do not make "sence".

If you're that worried about it, drive your kid yourself.